Felicity Jones In Talks to Star in 'Star Wars' Spin-Off

In case you didn't know already, apart from the regular Star Wars films that are coming our way in the near future beginning with Star Wars: The Force Awakens we are also getting spin-off films in between. The first spin-off film will be directed by Gareth Edwards with a script written by Chris Weitz, and now the big story is that The Theory of Everything star Felicity Jones is a main target to take the lead in the Star Wars spin-off.

THR reported on Jones being in talks to star in the spin-off film, with names like Rooney Mara and Tatiana Maslany also participating in readings and testings for the film. According to the report, actors Aaron Paul and Edgar Ramirez are also being eyed for a male leading role, but details of the film are being kept under wraps. Rumors going around are that the film will follow a group of bounty hunters, but take that for what it is, just a rumor at this point and with no way of confirming it.

Jones is getting a great amount of acclaim for her role in The Theory of Everything, so you have to assume people are lining up to work with her. I don't particularly see her in a film in the vein of Star Wars, but she is an incredibly talented actress so being that she gets the part I believe she will do a great job. The Star Wars spin-off is set to hit theaters on December 16th, 2016.